1971 Honduran general election
A general election (Spanish: Elecciones generales de Honduras de 1971) was held in Honduras on March 28, 1971. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.
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“After considerable discussion and debate, the PLH and PNH parties responded to pressures from labor, business, and the military. On January 7, 1971, they signed a political pact agreeing to establish a national-unity government after the March elections. One of the purposes was to present a single slate of congressional candidates that would divide the Congress equally between the PLH and PNH”.[1]
Presidential election results
Candidate | Party/Alliance | Votes | % |
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Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés | National Party of Honduras (PNH) | 299,807 | 52.62% |
Jorge Bueso Arias | Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) | 269,989 | 47.38% |
Total valid votes | 569,796 | 100% | |
Spoilt and invalid votes | 38,546 | 06.34% | |
Total votes/Turnout | 608,342 | 67.54% | |
Registered voters | 900,658 | ||
Population | 2,635,000 |
Legislative election
Parties and alliances | Votes/districts | % | Seats |
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National Party of Honduras (PNH) | 299,807 | 52.62% | 32 |
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) | 269,989 | 47.38% | 32 |
Total valid votes | 569,796 | 100% | 64 |
Spoilt and invalid votes | 38,546 | 06.34% | |
Total votes/Turnout | 608,342 | 67.54% | |
Registered voters | 900,658 | ||
Population | 2,635,000 | ||
References
- Haggerty, Richard and Richard Millet. 1995. “Historical setting.” Merrill, Tim L., ed. 1995. Honduras: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. Pp. 41.
- Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.415.
- Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.411.
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